The Car Wash Life

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Thursday, September 26, 2024

John Quits

John Booth, Howard's brother, abruptly quit his biweekly job for us of cleaning out the vacuums at Locations B and C. This happened one month ago. Dad and I were unaware that John had quit. First, why did John quit? Back in late August, Robbie told me that John had gotten into it with a vacuum... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, September 23, 2024

Package in Limbo Update

Remember that package sent via UPS that was in limbo? We had sent a bill changer part. Well, it turns out the package was lost. Filing a claim was really difficult to do because the receipt, which I thought I had at home, could not be found. Fortunately, I was able to get the pertinent information... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, September 20, 2024

The Prediction Game

Before the pandemic, if you gave me a 7-day forecast, I could predict business performance with the assumption the forecast held up. Nowadays, my predictions are nothing more than shots in the dark. I've seen days that I felt would be busy turn into slow days while predicted slow days have been... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, September 17, 2024

Bruce and the Rain

When there is bad weather in the forecast, Bruce is bound to bring it up glumly. My guess is the biggest reason is the fear of boredom. Working the 12 hour days when it rains is no fun. There is also the element of wanting Dad and Jason to do well with their respective businesses. There are times... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 14, 2024

Improvements I'd Like to See

Just like any business, there are improvements that we need to make in order to maintain or increase income. I am going to share the improvements I'd like to see at the car washes. New automatic touch-frees. Our youngest touch-free is 15 years (Location D). Our oldest is at Location B (2002). For... Sign in to see full entry.

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